Radeon RX 9070 XT vs R7 (Carrizo)

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) Radeon R7 (Carrizo) Radeon R7 (Kaveri) Radeon R7 A265 Radeon R7 A360 Radeon R7 M260 Radeon R7 M260DX Radeon R7 M260X Radeon R7 M265 Radeon R7 M265DX Radeon R7 M270 Radeon R7 M270DX Radeon R7 M275DX Radeon R7 M340 Radeon R7 M350 Radeon R7 M350 2GB Radeon R7 M360 Radeon R7 M365X Radeon R7 M370 Radeon R7 M380 Radeon R7 M440 Radeon R7 M445 Radeon R7 M460 Radeon R7 M465 Radeon R7 M465X Radeon R7 Mobile Graphics
VS
Radeon RX 5700 Radeon RX 5700 XT Radeon RX 6600 Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon RX 7600 Radeon RX 7600 XT Radeon RX 7800 XT Radeon RX 7900 XTX Radeon RX 9060 XT Radeon RX 9070 Radeon RX 9070 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 (Carrizo) with Radeon RX 9070 XT, including specs and performance data.

R7 (Carrizo)
2015
12 Watt
1.73

RX 9070 XT outperforms R7 (Carrizo) by a whopping 3343% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Share:
R7 (Carrizo) R7 (Carrizo)
RX 9070 XT RX 9070 XT

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking90731
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data59.86
Power efficiency3.9215.55
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameCarrizoNavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2015 (9 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores5124096
Core clock speedno data1660 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz2970 MHz
Number of transistors2410 Million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt304 Watt
Texture fill rateno data760.3
Floating-point processing powerno data48.66 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data256
Tensor Coresno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data644.6 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD10
−2900%
300−350
+2900%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−31100%
300−350
+31100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3925%
160−170
+3925%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−4767%
140−150
+4767%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−3360%
170−180
+3360%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−31100%
300−350
+31100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3925%
160−170
+3925%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8550%
170−180
+8550%
Fortnite 8−9
−3675%
300−350
+3675%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2430%
250−260
+2430%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−18500%
180−190
+18500%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−4767%
140−150
+4767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1509%
170−180
+1509%
Valorant 35−40
−850%
350−400
+850%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−3360%
170−180
+3360%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−31100%
300−350
+31100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24
−1058%
270−280
+1058%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3925%
160−170
+3925%
Dota 2 21−24
−3233%
700−750
+3233%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8550%
170−180
+8550%
Fortnite 8−9
−3675%
300−350
+3675%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2430%
250−260
+2430%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−18500%
180−190
+18500%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−5467%
160−170
+5467%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−4767%
140−150
+4767%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−5300%
160−170
+5300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1509%
170−180
+1509%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−4350%
260−270
+4350%
Valorant 35−40
−850%
350−400
+850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−3360%
170−180
+3360%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3925%
160−170
+3925%
Dota 2 21−24
−3233%
700−750
+3233%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8550%
170−180
+8550%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2430%
250−260
+2430%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−4767%
140−150
+4767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1509%
170−180
+1509%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−3714%
260−270
+3714%
Valorant 35−40
−850%
350−400
+850%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−3675%
300−350
+3675%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−19400%
190−200
+19400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−3700%
450−500
+3700%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 130−140
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−929%
170−180
+929%
Valorant 12−14
−3269%
400−450
+3269%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9000%
90−95
+9000%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−7600%
150−160
+7600%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5325%
210−220
+5325%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−8200%
80−85
+8200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−7350%
140−150
+7350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−4933%
150−160
+4933%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−940%
150−160
+940%
Valorant 10−11
−3200%
300−350
+3200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 40−45
Dota 2 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5000%
100−110
+5000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%

1440p
High Preset

Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how R7 (Carrizo) and RX 9070 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is 2900% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 9070 XT is 31100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is ahead in 51 test (84%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.73 59.57
Recency 4 June 2015 6 March 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 304 Watt

R7 (Carrizo) has 2433.3% lower power consumption.

RX 9070 XT, on the other hand, has a 3343.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Carrizo) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 (Carrizo) is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 XT is a desktop one.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.

AMD Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Like
Like

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

R7 (Carrizo) Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
vs
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
RX 9070 XT Radeon RX 9070 XT
vs
RTX 3080 12 GB GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
R7 (Carrizo) Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
vs
GeForce 825M GeForce 825M
R7 M460 R7 M460
vs
RX 9070 RX 9070
R7 M460 R7 M460
vs
RTX 5090 D RTX 5090 D
R7 M360 R7 M360
vs
RX 9070 XT RX 9070 XT
R7 M360 R7 M360
vs
RX 9070 RX 9070
R7 M360 R7 M360
vs
RTX 5090 D RTX 5090 D
R7 (Carrizo) R7 (Carrizo)
vs
RX 9070 RX 9070
R7 (Carrizo) R7 (Carrizo)
vs
RTX 5090 D RTX 5090 D
R8 M445DX R8 M445DX
vs
RX 9070 XT RX 9070 XT
R8 M445DX R8 M445DX
vs
RX 9070 RX 9070
R8 M445DX R8 M445DX
vs
RTX 5090 D RTX 5090 D

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.

3.4 7 votes

Rate Radeon R7 (Carrizo) on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.2 1005 votes

Rate Radeon RX 9070 XT on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about Radeon R7 (Carrizo) or Radeon RX 9070 XT, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.